St. Paul daily globe., 1887-01-19
She Faints in the Office, But Re-
covers and Subscribes to
the Necessary Oath,
After Which She Departs in Company
With the Leading Counsel For
the Bomb Fiends.
Her BetrOthed Discovered Sparkling An
other Wealthy and Sentimental
Female in the Jail.
A Pretty Widow at Delhi, N. Y,
Mixed Up in Coachman
Scandal.
Her Late Husbands Body to Be Ex.
amined for Traces of
Poison,

am1ned Tor Traces or
Poison.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-''She'll recover in a
moment, a glass of water, please" said
Capt. Black, to clerk in the marriage
license office at noon to-day. 'Just a little
prostration. How are you now, Nina?''
said the captain after Miss Van Zandt, the
prospective bride Of the condemned anarch-
ist Spies, drained tumbler of water.
Very much better, thank you. Oh, but 1
wish this ordeal were over" said Miss
Nina. These horrid reporters. If they
don't stop maligning me | shall go insan e. y
A GLOBE reporter saw Miss Nina after she
had recovered from her spasm. Capt. and
Mrs. Black were at her side and were sus-
tanning her i'll all manners possible. A drop
Of brandy helped to revive Miss Van Zandt
and then she looked and apparently felt
better. Quite a crowd was in the license
department when Capt. Black. accompanied
by his wife and the anarchists prospective
bride, entered. Their presence was ex-
pected. Il want a license" said Mr. Black
in serious tones, as though he expected to
be refused, but was prepared
TO DEMAND HIS RIGHTS.
''Do you want it for yourself?" asked
Mr.. SalmonSOn in a miSchieyOuS spirit.
mo. sir. l want It for this lady,"
'"Then," replied Mr.. Salmonson, t'she
can take it out herself. How old are you?''
he asked, turning to the now rosy-faced
bride eXpectant.
Il was 20 years of age on the 5th of this
month" she replied with precaution, land
am of sound mind.''
"Well, assure you [ would not issue ii
to you if there was any doubt on that point
III my mind" said the clerk. Can you
sign your name?"
Certainly" AS she said this Mr. Sal
monSon pushed the blank application
toward her, and in round hand Sue wrote
her full name but as the space was short
the two last syllableS took a turn upwards
The clerk then
ASKED THE GRooM'S NAME
and was given it in full, Miss Van Zandt
insisting that the names, not initials, be
used. When it had been completed it
read:
State of Illinois, Cook County, ss.; No.
1l0,S22: Miss Nina Stuart Clarke Van Zandt,
of Chicago, in the county of Cook and state
of Illinois, being duly sworn, deposes and
says that she is of the age of 90 years, and
that August Vincent Theodore Spies. of Chi
cagO, in the county of Cook and state Of Ill
nois, is Of the age of 81 years, and that said
above-named persons are single and unmar-
ried, and may lawfully contract and be Joined
in marriage.
NINA STUART CLARKE VAN ZANDT.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th
day OF January, A d. 1881.
HENRY WULFF,
Clerk of the County Court by NJ. Salmonson,
Deputy.
Mr.. SaImonson then administered the
oath, and the license was issued. "Oh,
God, must I?" screeched the woman, and
then she tainted. : The captain called for a
glass Of water and stimulant, and, after
having disposed of each. Miss Van Zandt
was led from the room. She went to MIS-
Blacks residence, on Ashland avenue.
''Who will marry you?" asked GLOBE
reporter OF Spies.
That has not yet been decided. Judge
Prendergast will be asked to perform the
ceremony. Miss Van Zandt has received
THREATENING LETTERS,
one of which she showed TO me yesterday.
1t is written on fremont house letter.
head, and purports to be from J. j. Morris,
Presbyterian clergyman, and warns heI
| that If she persists in marrying me her life
will not be worth a cent Such things as
have been said in the newspapers about our
marriage would not be tolerated in any
other country in the world America is
the prison of freedom. The young lady is
far better educated than the average Chi
cago editor, and is possessed of far greater
common sense than the majority of them,
II their editorials are criterion. She loves
me and l love her. and why should we not
be marred?n
The query was not answered. 1t is gen
| orally admitted that Miss Van Zandt is nor
cOmpOS mentiS and Spies as
DESTITUTE OF MANHOOD
| as one of his kind can be. Said a promi-
nent citizen: God knows that he is bad
| enough, and why does he want to drag q
callOW girl down with him? Had he the
first principles of q man he would not
c0untenance such an act, but this is al
index to his character" There is much
indignation i'll all circles over the forthcOm-
ing nuptials. Miss Van Zandt says that
she cares nothing for her PittSburg rela.
tives, and that she'll marry Spies whether
she receives a nickle from her relatives OF
not. 1t is not yet known whether the cere
! mony will take place tomorrow or not.
Miss Van Zandt seems now in favor OF
postponing the affair to Tuesday next
just why she refuses to state. 1t may bt
| that she is now losing her nerve
Capt. Black and Miss Van Zandt did no.
know the location of the Office Of the county
clerk, and by mistake entered the insane de-
partment OF the county court, and after in
quiring for the clerk discovered their mis-
take and were directed to the proper Office,
! accompanied by the smiles of the officials
OF the insane department. When Miss
Van Zandt called upon Spies at the ja
this morning she found him in conversa
ton with Miss Z. Constance Locke. who
lives on Calumet avenue, and who is said
to have taken an interest in the fate OF
Spies.
SHERIFF MATSON,
In whose custody Spies is, said tonight:
Although 1 have read the reports in the